News bulletin 2024/04/28 06:24
News bulletin 2024/04/28 06:24
News bulletin 2024/04/28 06:24
Sadiq Khan and his top aides have received a pay rise, with the Mayor and at least 13 of his City Hall staff earning more than the Prime Minister, it can be revealed.Mr Khan’s salary has increased by just over £6,000 to £160,976 while at least eight of his nine deputy mayors, his chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and three mayoral directors also received large pay hikes.Rishi Sunak earned £139,477 in 2022-23, though he does not claim the full ministerial salary. The average London salary is £44,370.
Russia has found vast oil and gas reserves in the Antarctic, much of it in areas claimed by the UK.
The former president’s attorneys attempted to shame her on the stand during their cross-examination.
The New York Times journalist also highlighted a Trump team tactic that felt “like a losing prospect.”
Ukrainian pilots fly 'wild weasel' missions using US-made AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, a military analyst told BI.
Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the military parade has been downsized — this year’s featured only one tank as front-line priorities take precedence.
President Joe Biden's reelection campaign mocked his "confused" predecessor after Trump boasted about his skills.
David Forcey, 79, lives in a five-bedroom house in south-west London with his wife. The two have lived there for 35 years.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in April that attacking Russian oil refineries risked impacting global energy markets.
Not the ringing endorsement Natalie Elphicke may have been hoping for.
The US may have opened a "Pandora's box of unintended consequences" by imposing sanctions on Russia, one economist says.
Social media critics found a federal appeals court ruling upholding a contempt conviction against former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon very appealing.
A soldier who went missing during the Korean War has been identified after 70 years. It was the hope of his mother that he would come home again.
When this newspaper endorsed Sadiq Khan for a third term as London’s Mayor, it was not simply because of who he was not: Susan Hall. The Evening Standard believes that Khan was the best candidate, and Londoners agreed by a significant margin. Today, the Standard reveals the full story of how the Conservatives spectacularly failed to deny Khan another four years at City Hall, instead handing the Mayor a swing from Tory to Labour of 3.2 per cent and a lead in votes totalling more than 275,000.
Since 7th October Joe Biden initially trod an uncommonly clear path on the conflict in Israel and Gaza. While some Republicans hoped he would misstep, from the beginning he was a loyal and vocal ally to Israel. He expressed support for Israel’s war to return the hostages and defeat Hamas. And he provided the country with much-needed armaments, sometimes in emergency packages that allowed him to bypass the Congress and Senate.
The Today programme host burst the chancellor's bubble with a stark reminder of the last two years.
"We just want a general election and we want it now, please."
It is astonishing, when you consider recent history, that Sir Keir Starmer thinks he can credibly claim that Labour will bring down immigration – legal or illegal. This is a man who once claimed that a “racist undercurrent … permeates all immigration law”. As a Remainer, he battled to keep free movement. As shadow immigration minister, he fought against changes to Tier 2 visas, including a £35,000 salary cap.
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP via GettyA sex discrimination lawsuit against Donald Trump’s campaign has triggered new accusations that Trump’s lawyers have intentionally covered up settlement payments to women, in violation of federal law.On Friday, watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, demanding an investigation into the alleged cover-up. The complaint cites new allegations from 2016 Trump campaign aide A.J
The government has responded to a Parliamentary petition which has been backed by an astonishing 54,000 signatures at the time of writing.